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<blockquote data-quote="Blackhorse" data-source="post: 477553" data-attributes="member: 1365"><p>Two other cheap and quite good pens to consider are the Chinese Hero 616 and the Japanese Pilot 78G. I have a number of the 78G model, which is widely available in a stub nib version, plus it takes a standard converter. On the 616 side, I just ordered a pack of TEN Hero 616's for $7.50 shipped!!! Crazy.</p><p></p><p>None of these will ever replace any of my nice Pilot, Platinum, Lamy or Pelikan pens...or my beloved TWSBI tankers (they take 2 ml of ink!)...but I find them a stunning bargain and MOST of 'em write really very well.</p><p></p><p>I've even read in a number of places that the Hero 616's are made on old Parker 51 manufacturing equipment, making them a near clone. And for less than a buck apiece? C'mon!</p><p></p><p>The 78G goes for about $20 on Amazon but can be had for under $15 on eBay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackhorse, post: 477553, member: 1365"] Two other cheap and quite good pens to consider are the Chinese Hero 616 and the Japanese Pilot 78G. I have a number of the 78G model, which is widely available in a stub nib version, plus it takes a standard converter. On the 616 side, I just ordered a pack of TEN Hero 616's for $7.50 shipped!!! Crazy. None of these will ever replace any of my nice Pilot, Platinum, Lamy or Pelikan pens...or my beloved TWSBI tankers (they take 2 ml of ink!)...but I find them a stunning bargain and MOST of 'em write really very well. I've even read in a number of places that the Hero 616's are made on old Parker 51 manufacturing equipment, making them a near clone. And for less than a buck apiece? C'mon! The 78G goes for about $20 on Amazon but can be had for under $15 on eBay. [/QUOTE]
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